Leaders countrywide decry high cost of living, hit out at 'poor' CSs
Governor Nyong'o says increased taxation to repay debts is killing the economy. Kahiga claims some Cabinet Secretaries are not committed to the President's agenda.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Leaders countrywide decry high cost of living, hit out at 'poor' CSs
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Huge losses, horror in hospitals over countrywide power outage
The Sunday blackout lasted for several hours in some parts of the country but various stakeholders claimed its spiral effect was destructive to an already limping economy.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Huge losses, horror in hospitals over countrywide power outage
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Salary delays as counties face cash crunch
Governors have attributed the financial crisis to the failure of the Exchequer to release funds to counties on time.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Salary delays as counties face cash crunch
Groups share hope of HIV-free Kenya as Aids day is marked
Commemorated on the global stage, event served as a platform for impassioned discussions, revealing both progress and persistent challenges in the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Groups share hope of HIV-free Kenya as Aids day is marked
El Nino rains: State sets up flood emergency centre to manage crisis
Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo said the command centre at Nyayo House in Nairobi will host relevant agencies and stakeholders.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
El Nino rains: State sets up flood emergency centre to manage crisis
More deaths and huge destruction as floods menace spread to more regions
Three casual workers drowned while clearing a manhole in Mombasa and four people were swept away by flooded rivers in Makueni.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
More deaths and huge destruction as floods menace spread to more regions
Deaths as a result of floods hit 70 as President directs KDF to help
This week, three members of a welfare group died after they were swept away by the flooded Muuoni River. President says 36,160 households have been displaced by the rains.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Deaths as a result of floods hit 70 as President directs KDF to help
Learners defied the odds to excel in 2023 KCPE examination
An inmate serving a 30-year jail term at a Naivasha prison scored 328 marks. Poverty presented the main challenge to candidates as their families could not afford basic things such as food.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Learners defied the odds to excel in 2023 KCPE examination
Upbeat mood as regional joint tourism expo held
Tourism CS Alfred Mutua has called on the EAC partner states to work together and market the region as a single tourism destination in order to attract more business from the sector.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Upbeat mood as regional joint tourism expo held
Top girl wants to join Kenya High then study chemical engineering at university
Jacinta Bethany Khasungu, who bagged 427 marks, said the score was an indicator of her seriousness to pursue her dream engineering course after high school.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Top girl wants to join Kenya High then study chemical engineering at university
Stars reveal their dream schools and careers
Mang'u, Alliance Girls and Kapsabet Boys are the most preferred choices. Almost all of the learners aspire to careers in medicine and engineering.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Stars reveal their dream schools and careers
Private schools dominate KCPE high score slots in Rift Valley
Little Friends Junior Academy in Naivasha emerged as the top school in Nakuru County. At Kagaki School, 16 candidates scored 400 marks and above, led by Precious Mweru.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Private schools dominate KCPE high score slots in Rift Valley
Rural public school beats odds to produce top student in Nyanza
Felix Omondi Ochola thrust the school into the limelight after scoring 426 marks. The school headteacher attributed the good performance to collaboration between teachers and parents.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Rural public school beats odds to produce top student in Nyanza
Kakamega Hill School maintains winning streak in Western region
School Director Selphar Musungu said that 80 students scored 400 marks and above. Parents and candidates frustrated by online results hitch.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Kakamega Hill School maintains winning streak in Western region
Coast's best scoops 426 marks as Light Academy steals the show
Khadija Yunis Ahmed scored two marks shy of the best candidate in the country. At Nyali Primary, a community school, nine candidates scored over 400 marks.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Coast's best scoops 426 marks as Light Academy steals the show
Anxiety over KCPE results hitch as Central girls dominate
School heads complained they could not access results following a hitch between KNEC and mobile phone service providers. Debrah Aluel posted an impressive 425 marks.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Anxiety over KCPE results hitch as Central girls dominate
Joy as twins excel in national exam results
Their father expressed his joy, stating he decided to prioritise his daughters' education. The twins expressed their happiness at achieving the results, attributing their success to hard work.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Joy as twins excel in national exam results
State distributes 100 mobile grain driers to curb post-harvest losses
The mobile dryers are capable of drying up to seven tonnes of grain per hour. The State has set aside Sh4 billion to buy maize from farmers at NCPB depots.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
State distributes 100 mobile grain driers to curb post-harvest losses
Delay in funding leads to crisis in areas battling El Nino
The Council of Governors has urged the national government to allocate at least half of the National Contingency Fund for El Nino preparedness and response.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Delay in funding leads to crisis in areas battling El Nino
Treasury's delay in funding leads to crisis in areas battling El Nino
The Council of Governors has urged the national government to allocate at least half of the National Contingency Fund for El Nino preparedness and response.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Treasury's delay in funding leads to crisis in areas battling El Nino
12 killed as heavy rains continue to pound Nyanza and Western regions
Numerous roads have been obliterated, and critical health facilities marooned by the rising floodwaters. Flash floods have submerged three wards in Bunyala, forcing thousands of households to move.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
12 killed as heavy rains continue to pound Nyanza and Western regions
Coast floods leave trail of deaths, destruction and displacement
At least 10 people killed by floods in parts of Coast, several others missing and over 20,000 displaced, Regional Coordinator Rodah Onyancha says.
By Standard Team 3 months ago
Coast floods leave trail of deaths, destruction and displacement
Kuria says NYS to help rangers protect forests
The National Youth Service will be deployed across the country to support Kenya Forest Service in planting and protecting trees, Public Service Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria has said.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
Kuria says NYS to help rangers protect forests
Tree planting: Tourists join bid to make Masai Mara green
Armed with more than 500 indigenous seedlings, tourists joined Narok county rangers, Sarova Mara and Keekorok staff to plant trees at a lookout area near the Mara River.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
Tree planting: Tourists join bid to make Masai Mara green
Leaders brave heavy rains to plant trees in Central
Governors, national government officials and leaders braved heavy rains in the Mt Kenya region to lead locals in marking the first National Tree Planting Day.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
Leaders brave heavy rains to plant trees in Central
Nyanza leaders, state officials lead residents to plant indigenous trees
The leaders emphasised the need to plant indigenous trees, which they said will positively contribute to the conservation of water and the environment.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
Nyanza leaders, state officials lead residents to plant indigenous trees
State hopes to plant 150 million trees today
The nationwide endeavour aims to achieve the country's ambitious goal of planting 15 billion trees by 2032. Governor Kihika will be joined by CS Duale to plant 200,000 tree seedlings in Nakuru.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
State hopes to plant 150 million trees today
Top head teacher suspended over allegations of exam irregularities
A senior education official in the region alleged the suspension was due to claims of suspicious activities that threatened the integrity of the exams at the centre.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
Top head teacher suspended over allegations of exam irregularities
Five dead as rains leave trail of destruction across the country
Over 2,500 people have been forced to leave their homes in Mandera after heavy rains persisted for more than 36 hours causing severe flooding that submerged houses and uprooted trees.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
Five dead as rains leave trail of destruction across the country
Heavy rains mar delivery of exams as Ruto cautions against cheating
Some exam materials were airlifted to schools that had been cut off due to rain. Over 2.6m candidates are sitting exams even as hundreds of those who were not registered heeded CS Machogu's call.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
Heavy rains mar delivery of exams as Ruto cautions against cheating
All set as schools prepare for national tests
1,415,315 students will write the national examinations, marking an end to the cut throat competition for stellar grades that has characterised the country's education system.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
All set as schools prepare for national tests
End of 8-4-4 era in primary school as rehearsal set to begin on Friday
According to the Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec), KCPE and the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment will be done in the same period.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
End of 8-4-4 era in primary school as rehearsal set to begin on Friday
Four dead, 13 injured in Kericho Green Stadium stampede
Four of the 13 people who were injured were treated and discharged from Kericho County Level 5 Hospital.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
Four dead, 13 injured in Kericho Green Stadium stampede
In pictures: Thousands throng to Kericho Green Stadium for Mashujaa Day fete
This is the first time Kericho County is playing host to the national day event.
By Standard Team 4 months ago
In pictures: Thousands throng to Kericho Green Stadium for Mashujaa Day fete
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Why leaders fear Ruto-Raila truce
Among the president's men and women, the prospects of a handshake with Raila is nightmarish. And having learnt from the previous handshake, Raila's men and women are wary of his moves.
By Standard Team 5 months ago
Why leaders fear Ruto-Raila truce
You'll not be left out of agenda on development, Ruto tells Nyanza
He terms as primitive and backward claims some parts of Kenya will be discriminated against because of politics, urges leaders to focus on common goal of improving lives of the people.
By Standard Team 5 months ago
You'll not be left out of agenda on development, Ruto tells Nyanza
Ruto tours Nyanza as border attacks erupt
A resident of Sondu who is still nursing arrow wounds from a previous attack claimed they alerted police about the impending attack.
By Standard Team 5 months ago
Ruto tours Nyanza as border attacks erupt
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Ruto's UDA litmus test as Raila faces headache in ODM over party polls
President William Ruto faces a dilemma on how to deal with fringe parties that supported his presidential bid in 2022 but have refused to fold.
By Sunday Standard Team 5 months ago
Ruto's UDA litmus test as Raila faces headache in ODM over party polls
Nyanza counties bank on El Nino to boost forest cover
In Migori, former Woman Representative Pamela Odhiambo is leading a drive to plant at least 10,000 fruit trees by end of October.
By Standard Team 5 months ago
Nyanza counties bank on El Nino to boost forest cover
Judicial commission members on fact-finding mission in counties
Employees in Muranga and Nyeri raise concerns about pay and working conditions. Warsame wants SRC to stop reviewing salaries of judicial staff, noting it's JSC mandate
By Standard Team 5 months ago
Judicial commission members on fact-finding mission in counties
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